Hogan Administration Rolls Out Latest BaltimoreLink Service New Commuter Buses Start March 1
As part of Governor Larry Hogan’s BaltimoreLink transformative transit plan to better connect Marylanders to life’s opportunities, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will roll out two new express Commuter Bus routes — 210 and 215 — on Wednesday, March 1, to connect Kent Island and Annapolis to Baltimore City. As an incentive to encourage riders to try this new express Commuter Bus service, the MTA will offer free rides for the first two weeks, from March 1 to 14. After the free service period, the fares listed below will apply.
“This is a new commuter service designed to link people to opportunities in downtown Baltimore and Annapolis,” said MTA Administrator and CEO Paul Comfort. “These new BaltimoreLink enhancements will connect Annapolis, Baltimore City and the Eastern Shore. It’s yet another way we’re keeping our promise to better connect people to jobs, retail, healthcare and entertainment.”
Commuter Bus 210 will have three morning trips starting on Kent Island with stops in Annapolis. There also will be two morning trips starting in Annapolis with other stops in Anne Arundel County before arriving in Baltimore. Drop-off locations in Baltimore include: the University of Maryland at Baltimore campus, Charles Street Metro Station, City Hall and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The afternoon route on Commuter Bus 210 will be a reverse service to Annapolis and Kent Island, with five trips going to Annapolis and three continuing to Kent Island.
The new service will operate on non-holiday weekdays. Fares are $6 between Kent Island and Baltimore; $5 between Annapolis and Baltimore; and $4 between Kent Island and Annapolis.
Commuter Bus 215 will consist of three morning roundtrips starting in Baltimore and terminating in Annapolis. The afternoon route will provide reverse service to Baltimore. Commuter Bus 215 will operate on non-holiday weekdays only. The fare between Annapolis and Baltimore is $5.
“Once people, who drive between Kent Island, Annapolis and Baltimore, see the ease, convenience and low cost of riding Commuter Bus 210 and 215, we are confident many will choose to ride transit instead,” Administrator Comfort added.
Commuter Bus 210 and 215 will make numerous connections to local Annapolis Transit at the Annapolis Mall stop, along with connections to MTA’s Light Rail, Metro Subway and Local Bus routes in downtown Baltimore.
